Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-22
STCHMEN'S STRIKE.
!, 1piunctions of the Federal
|g''3G ~ Considerable Freight Moved
.;,ns Yards at Houston.
,c,mutttees Attempt at Arbi-
J, CtIsDs --,nr.-FurshsT Trouble An
p'io.o7n,l.d By the Business Men,
Gazette,

~ % ~ TEX, Nov. 2l.-The strike
q 6oT'lv.,gs Of the Southern Pacific,
& be I'd Texas Central and Missouri
s,i.'' In exists; that is to say, none OF
N mel nsn ere st work It can not be
% - that there is nothing doing in
i1's .ss Yards. OF course none Of
have full crews, but they
sr, m their crews and expect to
S 6 tIls 1snsg work tomorrow than
81: n0lTI {. uss mentioned several days
-1l. citlzsns' committee was exert
IL u. .5I s-mouIze matters between
s.L " tcoInpsnyand the strikers. This
' s il seems first called upon
SDl. a.I,y authorities and Informed
lS " their intention. The officials
~ ". u The committee courteously and
s.: W. would be CAD if the committee
1I ~ ifs kind offices, arrange an
pc ~ enlistment of the matter. The
'1 ....e men saw the strikers through
-'', commIttee and arranged for
ID - V meeting. At the ap-
SUE time for the subsequent
. ..r tbe citizens committee was
,:sl'S ,rf the strikers committee for
H Jason was not on hand. This
~ I'VE ao shower bath upon the gentle
{ = gSo had kindly undertaken to pour
= :. Vt t5e troubled waters, ana they
..~.i the company that they were
., ,.'s 10 do anything. Under such cir
I.,,nces the Southern Pacific Com
~ ' them seeing no probable adjustment
~. matter, and ABOUT to have its bust
= :. moved by others than those who had
ss,,,riIy let's its employ, in furtherance
4s object Judge Don A. Pardee,
the United States Cir
- Court was applied to Saturday
+G,Tsston for sn inju oction retaining
.y.p ones Of the strikers from tres
..,.rg on their property. The object
4 course is to prevent the crowds
AM assembling on the company's
E-,I, IS has been the Gus
r ever since the first day
gi,s strike till yesterday, and by their
.,.s5ce prevent men from working who
'.sgWlse would be glad of the opportun-
= Yesterday morning Deputy United
4 ;,tss Marshal S. Y Patrick arrived with
emotions for thirtY-slx persons in his
|,rset That Cticer, in company
I'm Deputy United Ststes Mar
II, John F. M0rriss, went to
N Southern Pacific yards and served
E,r7 Of the iujunciOns The men were
n o1iet and orderly, and as soon as the
faCtions we're served upon TIE N they
THE premises. To-day the Southern
Ehafc cot out three trains
hi two trains arrived from
I h est. 0ae switch engine WAS
/ h work sll d5y, but TO morrow there
i III be at work tive crews of experienced
-sn, and much more Will no doubt be
..Glnpished toward clearing up the
EEi
htle International and Great North
IN y.ri one crew was at work, sill being
|ZpIenced men. The old men in this
Iari we're given till 6 o'clock Sunday
.ghslOOn 10 decide whether they would
i tlm to work, but they declined and
/ eiI PLACES sre being filed by new men
|EBpidIy as possible
The situation in the Houston and Texas
:1rA yards is very much the same
that in the International
/ l5 Great Northern yard One switch
EzgDe was at W TX wi b q full crew.
BlrA q. Swanson, general trans
Gstion manager of the Houston END
has Central Railway was visited to-
~ oY q GAZETTE reporter. Me IT
n1son said that the men had resigned
% their places were for the most
|H 7icsnt. They had no grievance
aast the company, or at least they
Aed none TO him. They had merely de
HA.aed On Increase Of pay, which had
/. 81 been sCCeded 20.
he Brotherhood Of Brakemen met this
~ialTg aud decided rot to sustain the
tR5f', and will leo out on their regular
~s Is Usual Il is learned from 8 re-
'ae source that two freight conductors
Tue houston and Texas Central rail-
Y Sno one on the SOutnren Pacific road
se discharged to-day for refusing 10
.An 10 switching during the making
u Ualns. The Oder OF Rlilwa, Con
.''Os held meeting Immediately, the
~ OF which are not made
WI. 1t is thought that more trouble
AsAl. R,iIwsy men are very much
'''sea over the situation.
'''il to the Gazette.
=. a.AlyEsToN, Tx, Nov. 21.-Saturdsy
4, - O assistant Msnager K-uttschmtlt of
a., southern Pacific Railway came to
E,,,,sl on 3 special train. 1t
I i, ,-, ,p this morning that his mission
4, W y. Tue purpose of presenting a peti
i p' }" United States Circuit Judge Don
-, - praying the issuance of an
Il - !Jioing the striking switchmen
Sts,,,.. Southern Pacifi; yards st
ku,l.' from trespsssiBg on the COM
10 grounds or property. Judge
- Granted the order, and
H. y, marshal Patrick went to
ss.Srnr tl!s morning and served re-
B. ns,,, uOuce on thirty five, strikers
kssr ~1 u was sworn 10 by NJ. Krutt-
ss,s5 " states that the strikers con-
D. ISL SseIae' to demand from the conf
Ra,t8 ,i' wages than their services were
3. p,sv ,so mat they hsd uucoupled cars
s = t'Helttd the NOV want 20 +r.yps
Ia ro .ssieo and intimldsted employees
.HsTspss The Fe ieral court in
+ Sop,b.nu. lne mstter on th9 ground thst
Est,r[cSIlIl Facifc Company is s citizen
aaasrcss1 b. and Is engaged inginter-state
we between the states.